Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease (CMDLD) encompasses a spectrum of lung diseases caused by prolonged exposure to coal mine dust. CMDLD are often referred to as “black lung”. Black lung is an oversimplification as Coal Mine Dust Lung Disease take on many different forms....

Queensland’s first cases of Silicosis, an occupational lung disease, has been found in stone masons working with artificial stone. Traditionally Silicosis has presented in coal miners, but tragically, this week six Queensland stone masons have now been diagnosed...